form and function

A much nicer photo of the blanket in lookbook action. I think they actually have two here though.

My friend Zoe has this amazing picnic blanket, it has sleeves, so you can turn it into a jacket, and get this, there are four of them! Amazing. I saw it at the Thousands Shop* when they opened but didn't realise until Australia day and the moment captured blurrily above how truly great this idea is. So then today I was looking at other things on the Thousands Shop's website and have come to the conclusion that I really like the work/clothes of ffiXXed. I also discovered that my friend owns a $400 picnic blanket, eeep!

That blanket again, just one this time. And a pretty dress to boot.

According to their website, ffiXXed is 'a collaborative design/art project with a focus on producing readymade fashion products. The label began in Berlin but its headquarters are now mobile, gravitating to whatever global centres in no particular order'. The picnic blanket is a project produced for/in collaboration with (still working this out?) Condiment - Adventures in Food and Form.

I particularly love and want the jacket above, and the pants down below. I love how clean this whole range seems.

A shirt with shopping bag attached! I don't think I could actually pull this off, but shirt-wise I love the brown buttons and crisp-ness

I want these pants! They also come in black and an icey blue which I think is becoming my new colour obsession, everything I've been drawn to today has been preppy, crisp, pale blue button down shirts and skinny pants.

*More on this later, one day, I assure you.

whelmed

Laneway left me, well, just whelmed.*
It was fun and the music was great, but it seemed wierdly organised and the weather was horrid and muggy.

Anyway. Today is Joanna Newsom day. I'm very excited.

I have also decided to buy a white shirt (unbelievably, the Sunday magazine led me to this one). Apparently we all should own a white shirt and I don't. This one is a little bit country, and a little bit see through. Perfect.


I have always had a soft spot for Ruby. I think that this winter I shall buy a coat from them as well.I have never, spent money on a coat and I think the time is nigh. I may even buy a dress, too. I'm trying to save and only buy NZ made, good quality clothes if I'm not buying vintage. Ruby is good in this way; also it is not going to break the bank. Well, it won't break it like Karen Walker would break it. Poor broken bank.

Piccies of Ruby from their Winter 2010 Lookbook. Worth a look. Ha.

*("I know you can be underwhelmed, and you can be overwhelmed, but can you just be, "whelmed?" "I think you can in Europe")

These Lindsay Thornburg cloaks are marvellous. I want one even though it is summer.